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The Dears - No Cities Left
Montreal’s pop-noir orchestra deals in arty epics about the life’s warp and woof. Like Hawksley Workman, chief Dear Murray Lightburn favors panoramic vistas and grand gestures with decidedly dark, witty twists. “Expect the Worst/Cos She’s Tourist” begins as a baroque tale about “aeroplanes and buxom dames” before shifting into narcotic lounge music. “Who are you, Defender of the Universe?” has a suitably sinister, sci-fi quality, while “Postcard from Purgatory” is—what else?—a hellish tale of heartache.
